Chef de Cuisine - Category 10 Las Vegas

Chef De Cuisine

As a Chef De Cuisine, you'll lead the execution of the culinary experience for a multi-experiential live music venue, bar, and restaurant. In collaboration with venue and corporate leadership, you'll be responsible for producing quality food, managing finances for kitchen operations, leading back-of-house staff, and overall culinary operations. As the ideal candidate, you'll model teamwork, service, and integrity to foster a positive and productive work environment to deliver exceptional service to guests through unforgettable experiences. Reports to Executive Chef.

Responsibilities:

• Work hands-on to schedule, coordinate, and supervise all activities in the venue kitchen(s) within multi-floor venue. Work hands-on to schedule, coordinate, and supervise all activities of multiple shifts. Manage kitchen staff, delegate responsibilities, set deadlines, and maintain accountability.
• Participate in the attraction, selection, development, and retention of culinary team. Support and guide the recruiting, scheduling, and payroll processes.
• Responsible for the implementation and execution of policies, operating procedures and training programs, directives, menus, work schedules, rules and regulations for the staff.
• Develop direct reports by communicating performance expectations and delivering timely feedback through verbal communication, weekly meetings, and goal-setting programming through designated performance management system.
• Work with Executive Chef to implement menus, standard recipes, and presentations by leveraging industry experience and current culinary trends. Customize menus for catering events and special artist-related requests.
• Manage food production and presentation while leading culinary team to achieve exceptional standards and exceed guest experience expectations. Oversee and provide training on proper storage, preparation, cooking, garnishing, and presentation.
• Confirm culinary team is appropriately trained on the maintenance, cleaning and operation of all kitchen and service equipment, ensuring the highest levels of safety and sanitation.
• Responsible for attaining budgeted cost of goods, controllable expenses and culinary labor costs to meet and exceed financial goals/objectives of the venue.
• Maintain proper purchasing and inventory levels of all food, beverage and non-food and beverage products based on fiscal business projections. Ensure systems are in place for all inventories/controls.
• Verify, approve, and submit invoices to Accounting promptly and within deadlines. Maintain procedural documentation to meet all internal accounting, audit and financial controls.
• Actively participate in meetings and trainings focusing on operational opportunities to contribute to the venue's success.
• Ensure understanding of and compliance with all federal, state, county and municipal regulations that pertain to health, safety and labor requirements of the restaurant, employees and guests.
• Communicate and uphold all corporate standards, guidelines, policies and procedures in accordance with local, state and federal laws and regulations. Maintain personal integrity by abiding by and supporting the values and principles of the company. Follow and support brand SOPs. Participate and respond to the annual company audits.
• Make decisions in absence of Executive Chef and venue leadership.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Degree in hospitality or culinary preferred

Experience:

• 5+ years' restaurant culinary experience required
• 3+ years' culinary management required
• High-volume and special event and/or catering experience required
• Experience managing operations in accordance with union and labor relations agreements preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Financial background with proven ability to identify opportunities for revenue enhancement and fiscal management
• Strong leadership and managerial skills that include the ability to coach, develop, discipline, and clearly communicate expectations
• Intermediate computer skills with Microsoft Office and familiarity with POS system functionality

Licenses / Certifications:

• State Food Handler Safety Card required upon hire
• Non-Gaming Work Permit Card required upon hire
• Certified Food Safety Manager certification required within 90 days of hire
• Valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record required

This position requires a pre-employment drug screening (4-panel: phencyclidine, cocaine, amphetamines, and opiates).

Physical Requirements:

Ability to speak and hear. Close and distance vision. Frequent walking and standing. Occasionally climbs, sits, kneels, bends, steps up/down and reaches above shoulder. May repeatedly traverse stairs and walk on uneven terrain, often while carrying product. Frequently lifts/carries up to 50 lbs. May occasionally be required to team-lift over 50 lbs. Continual use of manual dexterity and gross motor skills with frequent use of bi-manual dexterity and fine motor skills. Able to tolerate extreme heat. Able to work in fast paced environment.

Working Conditions:

Restaurant and live music environments, indoors and outdoors, with large crowds and elevated noise levels. Subject to both kitchen and guest areas and in close proximity to others.